optimization of probability, logProbability, and cumulativeProbability
methods in GeometricDistribution by precalculation of log(1-p) and
log(p)

Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/commit/079a07fe
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/tree/079a07fe
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/diff/079a07fe

Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 079a07fe18f654632b80b274f247775582261e5a
Parents: 73351b6
Author: Otmar Ertl <[email protected]>
Authored: Sun Sep 20 20:20:16 2015 +0200
Committer: Otmar Ertl <[email protected]>
Committed: Sun Sep 20 20:20:16 2015 +0200

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 .../math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java       | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math/blob/079a07fe/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java
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diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java
index 1eeb516..2723fd0 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/distribution/GeometricDistribution.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public class GeometricDistribution extends 
AbstractIntegerDistribution {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 20130507L;
     /** The probability of success. */
     private final double probabilityOfSuccess;
+    /** {@code log(p)} where p is the probability of success. */
+    private final double logProbabilityOfSuccess;
+    /** {@code log(1 - p)} where p is the probability of success. */
+    private final double log1mProbabilityOfSuccess;
 
     /**
      * Create a geometric distribution with the given probability of success.
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ public class GeometricDistribution extends 
AbstractIntegerDistribution {
         }
 
         probabilityOfSuccess = p;
+        logProbabilityOfSuccess = FastMath.log(p);
+        log1mProbabilityOfSuccess = FastMath.log1p(-p);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ public class GeometricDistribution extends 
AbstractIntegerDistribution {
         if (x < 0) {
             return 0.0;
         } else {
-            return FastMath.pow(1 - probabilityOfSuccess, x) * 
probabilityOfSuccess;
+            return FastMath.exp(log1mProbabilityOfSuccess * x) * 
probabilityOfSuccess;
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ public class GeometricDistribution extends 
AbstractIntegerDistribution {
         if (x < 0) {
             return Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
         } else {
-            return x * FastMath.log1p(-probabilityOfSuccess) + 
FastMath.log(probabilityOfSuccess);
+            return x * log1mProbabilityOfSuccess + logProbabilityOfSuccess;
         }
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ public class GeometricDistribution extends 
AbstractIntegerDistribution {
         if (x < 0) {
             return 0.0;
         } else {
-            return 1.0 - FastMath.pow(1 - probabilityOfSuccess, x + 1);
+            return -FastMath.expm1(log1mProbabilityOfSuccess * (x + 1));
         }
     }
 

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